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Callaloo Soup I
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Callaloo Soup I

15 ingredients 2 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

556
Calories
58g
Protein
23g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Crab 100g cooked 97
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Beet 1/2 cup (85g) 35
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Taro not in our table 0
Plant not in our table 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 bunch dasheen leaves (leaves of the TARO plant....found in tropical Australia , OPTIONAL)
  • 1 bunch silver beet
  • 12 ounces okra, cut into rounds (approx 15)
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 whole scotch bonnet peppers (yellow squat looking)
  • 1 bunch spring onions, peeled & chopped
  • 1 sprig thyme, leaves only
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 500 g crabmeat or 6 small crabs, backs removed and cleaned and cut in 1/2
  • 250 g streaky bacon, cut into small pieces
  • seasoning
  • 2-2 1/2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 3-5 drops of west indian hot pepper sauce (to season, ENCONA, Caribbean sauces, West Indian HOT PEPPER SAUCE.......can be purchased in Coles in)
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Directions

1

Put oil and bacon pieces in stockpot and cook bacon crispy.

2

Add onion and garlic and seasonings, saute-- add stock, okra, silverbeet and WHOLE pepper-- bring to boil, then simmer until all vegetables are soft-- approx 1- 1 1/2 hours-- BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO BURST THE WHOLE PEPPER-- with spoon carefully remove pepper and discard-- using an electric beater (or hand held swizzle stick) beat soup until vegetables are mashed down-- do not puree-- return pot to heat, and add crabmeat/ crabs-- simmer until cooked-- serve hot-- wear a bib to keep front clean when eating crabs, and sucking crabmeat from legs-- ENJOY!

Recipe sourced from fandom

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